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Protesters hold signs in front of a large stone government building. One sign reads "STAY OUT of my STALL you creeps!!!" with a transgender flag; another lists "Cruelty to minority," "Bankrupt Idaho," and "Sell land to our INSIDERS."

Idaho banned trans people from bathrooms. So this group made a statewide map of where they can go instead

Trans Affirm crowd-sources online map of inclusive bathrooms across Idaho that it says are safe for people who are trans or gender diverse to use.

A person wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt releases mosquitoes from a tube with a brick wall and green grass visible in the background.

Governments Doing Good

California is releasing 500,000 mosquitoes. Here's why that's a good thing

The sterile insect technique has been adopted worldwide for nearly 70 years.

A man in a red shirt and sunglasses loads cardboard boxes from a dark pickup truck bed onto pavement in a parking lot.

Food

This food mobile provides free meals to hundreds of kids who would otherwise go without all summer

The New Carlisle mobile route passed out about 150 food boxes last Wednesday.

Environment

Meet the women who saved the country's climate data after the Trump administration took it offline

After losing their jobs at NOAA, Rebecca Lindsey, her sister, and another colleague teamed up to rebuild a pivotal resource the Trump administration took offline.

A blister pack of oral contraceptive pills with days labeled SAT, SUN, MON, containing white and blue tablets, marked "28 day" and showing dosage of "0.250 mg/0.035 mg."

Governments Doing Good

Red and blue states alike pass laws to protect access to contraception amid Trump admin rollbacks

At least four states in recent months have enacted new laws.

A goat-sheep and an adult female sheep with thick white wool stand facing each other on a wooden platform, with a metal railing and green trees visible in the background.

Animals

Farmers took one look at this animal and knew a DNA test was needed: 'She might be a geep'

Her mother may be a sheep, but farmers suspect she’s a different species.

Black bear standing on rocky ground next to a metal structure, captured on a trail camera on 05/21/2020 at 02:42 PM.

Animals

North Carolina just voted to protect animals in the Great Smokies with historic investment in wildlife crossings

Advocates say the historic investment will “improve safety for both people and wildlife” across the area.

Paris Hilton wears a black cap and sunglasses stands in front of Provo Canyon School, a brown brick building visible in the background.

Human Rights

Utah revokes license of teen treatment center criticized by Paris Hilton

The Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus is closing, but the Provo campus is keeping its license under new conditions.

A raccoon looks up from inside a metal storm drain grate. Small green plants grow nearby on the concrete surface.

Animals

Firefighters free raccoon trapped under sewer grate in 'jaws of life' rescue mission

After the first responders had completed the job, the masked critter ran back to its natural habitat.

A sea turtle swims underwater with its flippers extended, its head turned toward the camera. Small fish swim in the background in blue-green water.

Animals

Fishermen save 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle from strangling ropes

A daring sea turtle recovery mission in Australia was just the latest in a long list of sea turtle rescues.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

Idaho banned trans people from bathrooms. So this group made a statewide map of where they can go instead

California is releasing 500,000 mosquitoes. Here's why that's a good thing

This food mobile provides free meals to hundreds of kids who would otherwise go without all summer

Meet the women who saved the country's climate data after the Trump administration took it offline

Red and blue states alike pass laws to protect access to contraception amid Trump admin rollbacks

Farmers took one look at this animal and knew a DNA test was needed: 'She might be a geep'

North Carolina just voted to protect animals in the Great Smokies with historic investment in wildlife crossings

Utah revokes license of teen treatment center criticized by Paris Hilton

Firefighters free raccoon trapped under sewer grate in 'jaws of life' rescue mission

Fishermen save 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle from strangling ropes

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